MAINE
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            1,228     38   248,791
  1999                                            1,253     39   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             36.1     44      79.7
  1996                                             35.8     45      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             25.3     35      25.7
  1998                                             23.4     49      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             13.3     18      12.5
  1998                                             14.1     10      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              6.2     50       9.2
  1996                                              4.4     50       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.8     32      12.8
  1997                                             10.1     43      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              1.8     41       2.2
  1997                                              1.5     33       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              177     31       216
  1997                                              214     28       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           96.5      7      91.3
    1996                                           93.8     17      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $28,531     32   $33,123
    1998                                        $34,349     31   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             56.8     33      56.6
  1996                                             57.1     34      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              143     47       732
  1997                                              121     47       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              124     46       311
  1997                                              130     48       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,319     16    $2,080
  1997                                           $3,268     18    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             64.1     24      62.8
  1997                                             64.1     30      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             19.1     18      17.4
  1998                                             15.3     24      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $20,154     37   $23,602
  1997                                          $24,899     38   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $18,468     31   $20,618
  1998                                          $20,366     36   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $34,251     32   $37,343
  1998                                          $35,640     37   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             13.1     25      13.5
  1998                                             10.4     31      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              296     32       326
  1996                                              433     11       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             74.2      1      63.9
  1998                                             74.6      6      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $22,349      8   $19,655
  1997                                          $26,023     25   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.